Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader Who Built a De Facto Military Dictatorship, Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes
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Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader Who Built a De Facto Military Dictatorship, Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes

For 36 years he fused theology and force, empowering the Revolutionary Guards and steering Iran into confrontation abroad and repression at home.